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Composer

George Frideric Handel

1685–1759

5,055 works in the index

Born
1685
Died
1759
Birthplace
Halle (Saale)
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Great Britain
Period (estimated from birth year)
Baroque

Biography

Handel spent most of his career in London writing for the public rather than a court, and it shows in the music: direct, grand and built to work in a large room. The catalogue is dominated by the oratorios, the keyboard suites and a great deal of instrumental music.

Messiah is the most-performed choral work in the language and is sold in a bewildering number of editions, from full scholarly scores to simplified singalong versions — check what you are buying, because they are not interchangeable in a rehearsal. The keyboard suites include the variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith and are more approachable than Bach's equivalent works.

Much of his instrumental music exists in arrangements for combinations he never wrote for. These are legitimate and often excellent, but the listing does not always make clear which you are getting.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Choir, Organ, Voice, Flute
Genres represented
Classical, Rock, Christmas, pop, Jazz
Works with composition dates
153 of 5,055

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 31 of 106

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Rejoicing — —— Flute, violin, Recorder— 2
Lullaby For Christmas — —— Flute, Clarinet— 2
Handel: Sonata for Flute and figured bass e minor HWV 359b — HWV 359b— Flute— 2
Le Marc-antoine (Blavet) — —— Flute— 2
Londonderry Air — —— Cello, Flute, violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, ViolaClassical 2
Rain (Vivaldi) — —— Flute, Trumpet, Saxophone— 2
Spring from The Four Seasons — —— Flute— 2
Sonate g-moll HWV 360 (Blockflote) — HWV 360— Flute— 2
Sonata in A minor, Op. I/4, HWV 362 — HWV 362A minor Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, RecorderClassical 2
Libretto-Druck, Thomas Wood, London 1731 — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Piccolo— 2
Deutsche Ubersetzung des Librettos — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Piccolo— 2
Libretto-Druck, London 1724 — —— Flute, Oboe, Clarinet— 2
Sources: Manuscript sources / Printed sources / Evaluation of sources — —— Flute, Oboe, Clarinet— 2
Henry Carey's english translation — —— Flute, Oboe, Clarinet— 2
Faksimiles — —— Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Choir, Horn, percussion— 2
Libretto-Druck London 1728 — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn— 2
III. — —— Horn, ClarinetClassical 3
Atto I, Scena V, Takte 1-4: Erste Fassung — —— Oboe, Bassoon, Choir, Horn, percussion— 2
5 Faksimile — —— Organ, Oboe, Bassoon, Choir, Trombone, percussionClassical 2
Anhang: Mehrfassungen, Varianten — —— Bassoon, Choir, percussion— 2
Rejoicing (From Fireworks Music) — —— Flute, violin, Recorder, percussion, Handbell— 5
Menuet from Jeptha — —— Recorder— 3
III. Adagio — —— Cello, Flute, RecorderClassical 3
I. Larghetto — —— Cello, Flute, RecorderClassical 4
II. Allegro — —— Cello, Flute, RecorderClassical 3
V. Allegro — —— Cello, Flute, RecorderClassical 3
Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo D major op. 1,13 HWV 371 — op. 1; HWV 371— violinClassical 3
Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo g minor op. 1,10 HWV 368 — op. 1; HWV 368— violinClassical 2
Overture to Messiah — —— violin, ChoirClassical 2
March from "St. Cecilia" — —— Cello, violin, Trumpet— 5
Piangi Pur From "Tolomeo" — —— Cello, violin, Trumpet— 6
I. And the Glory of the Lord — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 2
Allemande — —— Cello— 2
La Paix from "Royal FIreworks" — —— Trumpet— 2
Sound an Alarm from Judas Maccabeus — —— Piano, Organ, Guitar, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba— 12
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today — —— percussion, Handbell— 2
Ah Dearest Jesus (Cruger J) — —— percussion— 0
Now The Green Blade Riseth — —— percussion— 1
Alleluia! Strife Over(Palestrina — —— percussion, Handbell— 2
Gymnopedie/Satie — —— Guitar— 2
Welcome, Welcome Ev'ry Guest — —— Guitar— 1
Hard Times Come Again No More — —— Guitar— 2
Tune Up — —— Guitar— 2
The A Scale — —— Guitar— 2
Daily Drill — —— Guitar— 2
Maria — —— Guitar— 2
F Sharp Harmonic Scale — —— Guitar— 2
G Chromatic Scale — —— Guitar— 2

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 8931159248059304870007. Portrait: Attributed to Balthasar Denner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.